07/02/2011

Three Arrested After Drugs Find

Three men have been arrested in Dublin in connection with the discovery of drugs in the Dublin area.

Gardaí reported today that the arrests were made as part of an ongoing intelligence led operation into the sale and supply of drugs in the Dublin area.

Last night officers arrested three men and seized 32 kilos of herbal cannabis, which has an estimated street value of approximately €400,000.

Gardaí from the Garda National Drugs Unit, assisted by the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation arrested two males, aged 25 years and 40years, on Fassaugh Avenue in Cabra and seized 25 kilos of herbal cannabis.

In a follow up search on Carnlough Road, Cabra, a male aged 31 was arrested in possession of seven kilos of herbal cannabis.

The males are being detained at Cabra and Finglas Garda stations under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act.

(DW)


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